The curious case of the glowing beaches
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The two phenomena sea glitter and jellyfish, beauty and danger are inextricably interlinked. Together, they represent yet another pressing warning about the ill-health of our oceans.
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Bioluminescent algae have caused a stir along the Arabian Sea. But the sparkle could be a climate warning sign
India has been seeing warning signs, but what is now playing out along the Konkan and Malabar coasts indicates a perfect storm of climate change-induced fallouts is at its doorstep
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Just over a month ago, in remarkable unison, several separate communities arrayed on India’s coastline alongside the Arabian Sea reported the presence of sparkling waves the technical term is bioluminescent which looked like they were embedded with blue-green glitter, and they kept rolling up to the shore one after another every night. Sizable crowds assembled to admire this “magical effect at Juhu Beach in M
Last year, in a chain of powerful storms, three of them – Gati, Nivar and Burevi – formed within a fortnight, triggering intense precipitation (File photo)
PANAJI: A rise in catastrophic extreme weather events has already proved that global warming and climate change is for real. With a record eight cyclones ripping through India in 2019, weather experts realised the dimension of future doom. The year 2020 only underlined this danger in the future.
If 2019 spawned a record chain of eight cyclones five in the earlier quiet Arabian Sea and three in the usually tempestuous Bay of Bengal the year 2020 produced five. Two of them, Gati and Nivar, were very severe cyclonic storms and one, Amphan was even more intense, a super cyclone. Only Burevi was of lesser intensity. It was a cyclonic storm that died down within a few days.
Federal cabinet allows interior minister to delegate powers for ECL s amendment
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Approval given only to carry out orders of judiciary
Federal cabinet also approves 2017 census
ECC decisions ratified
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has allowed the newly-appointed interior minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, to delegate powers to amend the Exit Control List (ECL).
According to a report by
The News, the decision was taken during Tuesday s federal cabinet meeting.
The approval has been given only to carry out the orders of the judiciary but the final approval of the amendment will be sought from the Cabinet, recommended by the cabinet committee - comprising ministers for law, home affairs, and accountability. The secretary for home affairs would attend the meeting upon a special invitation.
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Cabinet sends census report to CCI
Shibli says interior ministry allowed to amend ECL to implement court orders
People purchasing vegetables from vendors at Sabzi Mandi. Lahore. APP
ISLAMABAD:
The federal cabinet has approved the presentation of the 6th Census report before the Council of Common Interests (CCI) for final approval and allowed the interior ministry to amend the Exit Control List (ECL) to implement various court decisions.
Briefing the media after the meeting, Information Minister Shibli Faraz said the cabinet, which met in Islamabad with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, reviewed the political and economic situation in the country and received a detailed briefing on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.